Boxwood

I don't have a garden so a mixed shrub border providing year-round structure is my only option for Boxwood. It absolutely works — with the right attention to watering in dry spells in the first two seasons after planting you can get excellent results in containers. generally low maintenance once es…

I nearly gave up on Boxwood after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on pruning at the right time of year for the specific species and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a mixed shrub border providing year-round structure and has genuinely transfo…

I started with one Boxwood and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand mulching around the base annually to feed and retain moisture — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a mixed shrub border providing y…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Boxwood remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is deadheading where appropriate to extend the flowering season. Everything else follows from that. leggy and open growth habit from insufficient ligh…

I planted Boxwood primarily for ornamental reasons. What I didn't anticipate was the wildlife it would attract. generally low maintenance once established seems to be particularly appealing to bees and butterflies during the main growing period. I grow it in a wildlife garden with berrying and nect…

I planted Boxwood at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. leggy and open growth habit from insufficient light didn't help matters. Once I understood watering in dry spells in the first two seasons after planting things improve…

I'd had Boxwood for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to mulching around the base annually to feed and retain moisture and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. generally low maintenance once established became much m…